Chapter 24

Mewtwo was true to word, and he did keep a close eye on Mateusz that night. Mateusz himself slept uneasily, and stirred in his sleep as if something was wrong in his subconsciousness. He dreamt horrible nightmares he would not remember when he awoke, but the truth was they were all a part of what could happen in the future. Images of Joasia and the others dead, killed by his own hands haunted his dreams.

An evil organisation controlled his mind with a drug and were using his powers to perform terrible tasks, including eliminating all those who might stand in the way, like Joasia, Mewtwo and the others in this dream, or was it a vision of the future? In the nightmare, he awoke from his mind-controlled state and wept, even though he had not willed any of the things he had done, he felt the pain and guilt of every single deed he had done.

Mateusz suddenly awoke with tears streaming down his face. He had no idea why, but he felt really upset, and it confused him to the point where he couldn't get back to sleep, so he decided to try and get outside the cave without being noticed so he could take a stroll. As he got to the entrance, a voice sounded in his head.

"And where do you think you're going at this time of night?" Mewtwo asked from beside Mateusz which made him jump.

"I couldn't sleep, I was going to go for a stroll," Mateusz explained, voice sounding tired and strained.

"I see, but I will not allow you outside the cave until morning, I'm trying to keep an eye on you in case you don't remember," Mewtwo said before sitting back down by the entrance.

"Do you mind if I sit down here then?" Mateusz asked.

"If you really can't get to sleep then I guess you can," Mewtwo replied.

Mateusz sat on the opposite side of the entrance to Mewtwo and sighed. For a reason unbeknownst to Mateusz, tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Why are you crying?" Mewtwo asked with a hint of confusion in his voice.

"Huh?" Mateusz said as he suddenly noticed the hot, wet tears and wiped them off, "I have no idea, I woke up like this, feeling upset and unable to get back to sleep," Mateusz explained with a weary sigh.

"Bad dreams perhaps?" Mewtwo suggested an explanation.

"Yeah, maybe that's what happened but I don't know for sure," Mateusz replied.

Mewtwo nodded and there was silence for a few moments in the quiet early morning air of Mount Quena.

"So, uh, why do you like Joasia? What's it like being in love?" Mewtwo awkwardly asked with a hint of red in his cheeks.

"I find her to be, well, beautiful, both on the inside and the outside. She has been a kind friend to me and, well, I just feel attracted to her overall. As for what being in love feels like, it kind of feels really good, it makes you feel, well, happy," Mateusz replied with a blush that was akin to the now red colour of the early morning sky.

"I hate to admit it, but I envy you Mateusz, you have had the privilege of that feeling which I could never have. I just don't think that sort of a thing would ever happen to me," Mewtwo confessed.

"You never know, if Team Rocket or the organisation that created me made another mewtwo, anything could happen," Mateusz replied with a smile.

Mewtwo smirked back for a moment before his face returned to its normal, expressionless appearance at the sound of thunder in the distance.

"It sounds like the good weather is ending; thunderstorms frequent this area due to the unique geographical topography. It isn't often this place gets multiple sunny days in a row, but we were lucky enough to come here during a break from the stormy weather," Mewtwo said as he motioned towards the once again darkening sky outside the cave.

"It's quite interesting how the shape of the land can affect the weather, isn't it?" Mateusz asked as he too observed the building storm.

"Yes, it is very interesting indeed," Mewtwo agreed with a nod.

An intense flash of lightning shortly followed by a low pitched roll of thunder swamped the air with its calamity and commotion. A strong gust of wind blew through the trees outside the cave and made them creak and groan. Suddenly, it started bucketing down rain to accompany the wind and lightning.

"Wow, it's a pretty intense storm this morning," Mateusz said.

"Indeed, I have not seen a storm like this for a long time," Mewtwo agreed before motioning for Mateusz to return to the safety and shelter of the inner cave.

As Mateusz walked back to his area of the cave down the stony hallway which had the entrances of each of the sleeping quarters Mewtwo had tunnelled into the rock, he noticed Joasia coming out of her room. She yawned and stretched as she walked over to where Mateusz was.

"Quite some storm out there, huh? It actually woke me up," Joasia said as she once again yawned.

"Yeah, Mewtwo has he hasn't seen one this intense for a while," Mateusz replied.

"So why are you up this early then?" Joasia asked.

"I don't exactly know why, I just kind of woke up. Mewtwo thinks I might have been having bad dreams or something like that," Mateusz replied as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I see… Well let's get you feeling better then!" Joasia cheerily said as she smiled and hugged Mateusz tightly.

Mateusz let out a small cough due to the sudden compression of his chest and smiled as he returned the hug. A short cough from beside them drew their attention and found the source of the sudden noise. It was Mewtwo standing there with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face.

"I guess I should leave you two lovebirds alone then," Mewtwo said.

"Oh, uh, no that's fine, you can stay," Joasia said as she and Mateusz quickly released each other with a tinge of red showing on their faces.

"You two just can't leave each other alone, can you?" Mewtwo asked, smirk remaining upon his face.

Joasia and Mateusz remained silent, tails twitching nervously behind them. Mewtwo chuckled and walked away from the two to go and monitor the progress of the storm once again, but not before telling them that Mateusz was free to go where he wished and was no longer required to remain under constant surveillance…


The freshly escaped black-tailed mewtwo sat under a tree, contemplating the events since its awakening. He still held memories of the dream world he had lived in as a human for what seemed like a whole 15 years, but from what he had discovered when he read the head scientist's mind; it had only been 8 months since they had been successfully grown him in the tube.

The mewtwo had awoken with full knowledge of what he was, what he was capable of, and what he was created for. He knew his own weakness which was due to his modified genes from the original mewtwo, which after modification had made him susceptible to the cold. What he was capable of and what he was created for. He did not like this, and had killed his creators. But killing had felt wrong to him, as it only lowered himself to the level of its evil creators. The memory of the dead humans haunted him every time he closed his eyes and he had not slept for days. He knew that the organisation was out to find him and recapture him so they could condition and use him for their evil purposes.

The only way he could conceive of fixing the problems he faced with the bad memories and the fact that the organisation was looking for him was to disguise himself as a human and erase his own memory using the power he had been engineered with. This would mean he would not be able to use his powers again, unless he somehow re-discovered them, and also meant he would not remember anything of his past. That was the plan, at least.

He would however, leave his subconscious some memory to prevent him from reverting back to his normal form due to forgetting about his powers. The mewtwo began the process of erasing his memories and disguised himself, taking the form of a tall, white skinned human teenager with brown hair that had red tinges in it. His memories quickly began to fade away as the process neared completion and begun to feel rather dizzy. Soon, he fell unconscious under the tree in the middle of the forest...


The storm had quietened down by midday and was followed by a steady, moderately heavy rain. Water dripped off the trees and formed puddles around their bases, the ground was quite muddy in most places, save for rocky ground. The relaxing sounds and smells of rain in a mountaintop forest made Mateusz feel comfortable for the first time since he had lain on the soft grass of the mountain where they had been previously staying.

Mateusz inhaled the moist air deeply through his nose and sighed. He sat with his eyes closed under a rocky overhang he had found when he walked out of the cave to get some peace. A snapping twig broke the relatively quiet air and Mateusz opened his eyes. Joasia was walking toward him from outside the overhang, wet, but not soaked, and dripping water all over the stony floor.

"Ugh, I hate the rain," Joasia commented as she sat down in front of Mateusz.

"Really? I find the rain to be rather relaxing and peaceful, I enjoy it very much. Maybe you should stop and listen to the sound of it," Mateusz replied.

"Nah, no use wasting time doing that," Joasia bluntly stated.

"Suit yourself then," Mateusz said.

There was a brief moment of silence in which the rain could be heard dripping into a puddle outside the overhang.

"Oh, and by the way, Mewtwo wants us to go and do training now, so you'd better come," Joasia told Mateusz.

"Ah, okay then, I suppose we should leave now so as not to keep him waiting," Mateusz replied as they got up and walked out into the now soaking wet forest.

The wet forest appeared quite grey in the daytime light as they walked through it in the rain. Joasia squealed as a large drop of icy-cold water fell from a tree branch onto her back and Mateusz laughed.

"It's not funny! That water is really cold!" Joasia yelled at Mateusz who ended up laughing even harder.

"Come on, it is at least a bit funny, especially the way you squealed when it fell on you," Mateusz said as he grinned.

"Well let's see how you like it then," Joasia darkly said as she hit a tree with her tail, causing a large quantity of water to fall on Mateusz.

Mateusz gasped and shuddered as the cold water cascaded down his body. This time it was Joasia's turn to laugh.

"See, not pleasant is it?" she jeered.

A very drenched Mateusz vigorously shook his head and began to shiver.

Joasia chuckled, but then noticed that Mateusz was beginning to look a bit drowsy, and his tail drooped.

"Hey, are you okay?" she gently asked him.

"No, I don't feel well and I can't stop shivering, I think I have hypothermia," Mateusz weakly communicated in her head.

"Oh no! Sorry, I had no idea this would happen, oh my gosh! I'm so sorry Mateusz!" Joasia worriedly apologised before thinking about what she could do to keep him warm.

She decided she would have to take him back under the overhang and start a fire, but until she got him there, she'd have to keep him warm enough so that he didn't die. She tightly hugged Mateusz to warm him up using her body heat, and helped him walk back toward the overhang. She reached the shelter of the overhang and helped Mateusz lie down on the ground.

"Mateusz, I'm going to use some of this dry bark under the overhang to make a fire for you, okay?" Joasia maintained communication with an almost unconscious Mateusz.

Joasia went and found two pieces of flint and struck them together with telekinesis, creating sparks which showered over the dry bark. There was a pause, and the bark quickly caught fire, sending embers toward the ceiling of the overhang…


Will Mateusz survive? Find out in chapter 25!

On another note, my lack of activity over the last couple of weeks has been because I was in France for a school history trip, touring Paris and the WW1 commonwealth memorials and cemetries in Flanders and Normandy. Thanks for reading!